If the plan is to go to grad school. No. BYU undergrad, IVY for grad.

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Nov 6, 2024
3:35:03pm

Thrill All-American

If the plan is to go to grad school. No. BYU undergrad, IVY for grad.

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Thrill

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Is Ivy League/Ivy plus school worth it over BYU for undergrad?

Peanutgallery

3:33pm

I don’t think so.. unless there’s a certain career path from the get-go that

cougfanz

3:34pm

If the plan is to go to grad school. No. BYU undergrad, IVY for grad.

Thrill

3:35pm

This is the way. You can get anywhere from BYU, so save the cash.

DwigtA2RM

4:59pm

Absolutely not

justAnotherCoug

3:37pm

I personally wouldn't encourage my kid to go to somewhere like that over BYU

UNLVcougar

3:37pm

Honestly . . . probably.

Madam Pattirini

3:38pm

My BIL is probably one of the smartest kids to ever go to BYU and some of his HS

3:40pm

I know a kid 36 on the ACT, blazed through Theoritical Physics degree at USU.

Madam Pattirini

3:43pm

I think specifically MIT/Caltech would be worth going to undergrad, but otherwise, if they're destined

3:45pm

What does "Ivy Plus" mean? Forbes has BYU at #36, over NYU, ...

KCFan85

3:53pm

Stanford, MIT, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, etc.

Peanutgallery

4:00pm

I'll mention one more thing that we've discussed at my house ...

KCFan85

4:08pm

For me BYU was significantly harder than an Ivy I went to.

cougfanz

4:17pm

I knew a couple of guys who went to Chicago. They were stressed.

KCFan85

4:57pm

In most cases yes - there is a difference in the overall quality of faculty and

Monomachos

3:56pm

No, BYU is phenomenal for undergrad. I did BYU then Ivy league.

GoodBetterBestBYU

4:45pm

I did the same. Of the 50 students in my grad program I was the only

Monomachos

5:06pm

There is no way I’d send a kid to a current Ivy school

CasualFan

5:04pm

You should encourage your kids to get into the best school they can whether

OnEMoReTrY

5:10pm

Ivy League is not better than BYU for undergrad. Save the Ivy’s for grad school

ninja math

5:22pm

It could work. But getting into an Ivy for grad school is not guaranteed, even

Monomachos

6:04pm

I think going to the best undergrad school you can go to debt free makes sense.

maYbe

5:59pm

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